Wednesday, September 26, 2012

IF Deluxe Redux - Yo Eddy Reborn?

While cruising the Independent Fabricationsblog a few weeks back - yeah, my blogging action in slow motion lately (sorta like how I race) - came across a cool post that mentioned Chris Chance being spotted at the last NAHBS. Considering Mr. Chance seemed to drop off the face of the bicycling planet after Fat City Cycles closed its hallowed doors, pretty cool to read he was spotted at a bike show.

Even cooler - after a Chris Chance conversation - IF decided to put out a bike celebrating a bit of yesteryear, combined with new school. Steel hardtail and fork, 29er wheels and disk brakes. To me, it says modern Yo Eddy, complete with vivid old school paint colors. Very cool bike, as depicted by the photo I borrowed from the IF site.

If you know the Fat City story, also a bit of coming around full circle. Independent Fabrications was started by Fat City Cycle employees during the closing era of Fat City. Old history for crusty old mountain bikers and Fat fans, like me. Another time and another era.

In any case, if you have a spare $6000 burning a hole in your pocket, one of these could be yours with a nice build kit. That's currently way out of my bike budget, for now and probably forever, so I'll just enjoy from a safe distance and be glad it even exists.